split-second
/ˌsplɪtˈsɛk(ə)nd/noun
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1
A stopwatch with two second hands, each of which may be stopped separately to time the intervals of a race by a sportsperson, or to time more than one sportsperson.
2
A fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.
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